Stalk-cutter.



No, 773,088. v MP'ATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

. -J. LMIZB. r

STALK GUTTER.

ALPPL'IOATION FILED MAY 9 1904.

NO MODEL.

Inventor Htkomegs UNITED STATES Patented October 25, 1904.

JOHN J. MIZE, OF PELHAM, GEORGIA.

STALK-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 773,088, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed May 9, 1904; Serial no. 207,090. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. Mizma citizen of the'United State's, residing at-Pelha'm, in the county of Mitchell and State of Georgia,

have invented a new and useful Stalk-Cutter,

of which the following isa specification.

This invention relatesto stalk-cutting machines; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency.

With these and other ends in view the present invention may be 'said to consist in the construction of a roller-body or drum consisting of a casting provided upon its perimeter with a plurality of integral, obliquely-disposed, and approximately parallel flanges with which the knives or cutters are connected by riveting, so that an extremely durable and solid device shall be thereby produced.

The invention further consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of embodiment of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that the right is reserved to any changes, alterations, and modifications which come fairly within the scope of the invention and which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing the efficiency of the same. I r

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stalk-cutter constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view'of the same.

Corresponding parts in both figures are indicated by similar numerals of reference.

In carrying out the invention I provide a massive cylinder or drum 1, which is made of cast-iron and which is provided with exterior obliquely-disposed parallel ribs or flanges 2 2, of which any desired number may be used. Each of these exterior ribs or flanges has a flat side 3 and a rounded side 4, which tapers to form a relatively sharp edge at the point where the sides 3 and 4 converge.

5 5 designate knives or cutters which consist of rectangular blades of steel having sharp cutting edges 6 and which are secured by riveting vto the flat sides 3 of the ribs 2, the inner edges of the-blades abutting upon the body of the cylinder 1 and their outer'or cutting edges being suitably spaced beyond the edges of the ribs. These blades are preferably made' of a length exceeding that of the cylin- These wheels, however, may be omitted, and

the axle 4 may be journaled in boxes 9, suitably connected with a draft-frame of'any desired construction. In this connection I desire to invite attention to a patent for astalkcutting device granted to me on the 21st day of March, 1899, No. 621,534, and I desire it .to be understood that the frame in which the drum or cylinder is journaled may be of a construction corresponding to that exhibited in said patent. I would also have it understood that a plurality of cylinders may be mounted in a single frame or in frames hingedly connected with each other in substantially the manner exhibited in my former patent above referredto.

As will be seen from the foregoing description, my improved stalk-cutting device is extremelysimple in its construction, comprising, in fact, nothing more than the ribbed cylinder having the blades secured thereto and means whereby the said cylinder may be dragged across a field for the purpose of cutting the stalks of corn, cotton, or the like. The boxes in which the axle ishung and whereby it is connected with a draft attachment may be in thenature of lubric'ators, whereby the axle will be freely lubricated, so as to cause it'to revolve easily.

The construction of the device herein described precludes the possibility of the knives becoming permanently clogged by adhering dirt or the like. The oblique position of the cutters Will cause at least a portion of a cutter to be at all times in engagement With the earth, thus causing the device to rotate smoothly and effectively.

As compared With devices in which the cutting members are disposed parallel to each other this improved stalk-cutter Will operate much more easily and efliciently, for the obvious reason that the entire cutting edge is not suddenly brought into contact with the material Which is to be cut, but operates with What may be properly described as a shearing action, whereby the Work is facilitated as the results are improved.

This improved stalk-cutter may be manufactured at a moderate cost, and the manner of its construction makes it obvious that it is capable of resisting any Wear and strain to Which it may be ordinarily subjected. It may also be produced and placed on the market at a more moderate initial expense than equivalent devices of a more complicated and pretentious construction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A stalk-cutting roller having integral radiating spiral ribs extending unbroken between the ends of the roller, said ribs being tapered in cross-section, and cutting-blzules riveted to said ribs and extending beyond the ends of the roller.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. MlZE.

\Vitnesses:

H. H. MERRY, H. B. TUCKER. 

